Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-12-10
IOlnette and the Tiger.
BY WALLACE p. RrEp.

- - . "''N ANSe Moit u AfNDicu lOuk. |
Perhaps We had better stay Mt
home. she said.
Nonsense" replied LaRue, ''Thcre
Is no danger. These circus men are
always spread ng some wild rumors
about the escape Of lions and gers.
They do II to advertise the show. You
are not afraid are you 1oIneilr?"
Ioinette, pretty girl OF l6, tossed
her golden uesses with an air Of dis
dan.
Il am not going out" she said.
land the tiger is not likely TO come
into tho house. Marie Will demand all
my attention while YOU are gone"
MIR. LaRue aud his wife were on the
way to lhe village, some six miles dis
lani, when THIS conversation took place
For day or two the country people
bad been somewhat exc ted over the
report that royal Bengal tiger had
escaped from the menagGrie attached
10 tile Great Western Circus. then ex-
hibiting at II neigllboring town. but
nothing definite could he learned, and
many agreed with LaRne that the story
was nothing but an advertising dodge.
Toinetie watched her parents as lhev
drove OF in a buggy. aud waved her
hand to them as they disappeared
around the bend in the road
The girl was strickenly fair and deli
cate for farmers daughter. Her
vya1,ty. inherited doubtless with her
French blood. were all that saved her
from be NJ a doll-likc beauty, with her
pink add white complexion aud hair
like spun gold.
''roinetle! To notier' yelled the baby
sister, a bright littlu 3.year-old, ''won' I
90 tum and play crk, p
Marie had never seen a circus, but
she had heard all about il, and on this
particular morning she had brought
out her collection OF Toys, aud was de-
term ned 20 get np ''MOnsier A,gre-
CATION OF Wonders" that would rival
those advert sed by The Great Western.
ToinetLe saw that size WIS ia for T.
LET me see il the coast is cleurr
she excla med. as she ran TO the front
door.
There was nothing in sight on the
lonely road. and not human figure
was to BE- seen in the fields surrounding
the house.
Alone u This sol tude. with the near
est urighbor mile away. the ri for
a moment yielded TO slight nervous
ness Then she shrugged her shoulders
IN her French way aud laughed.
THIS j. p cnic for Mar e" she
said. land suppose l must assist heI
Ia turning the house upside down"
For an hour or so the two had 8
delightful romp. The family cat wa,
harnessed TO lille wagon ami made
10 trot around an imaginary ring until
revolving In high dudgeon. she tore
herself loose from the harness. aud fle,
10 the wools All Of the plaything
were ulilizel in turn, until fnall,
Marie threw them petulanllY away,
and clamorrd for new pleasure.
IL was no slight task TO nmuse TIL,
spoiled child but 10 nctte was good
natured. and nothing delighted he
more than frnlic After ever thing
else had been tried she thought OF on,
resource that had never been know
10 fail.
Now let's blow bubbles" sh
suggested
a scream of pleasure from Mari
showed that no better scheme coul,
have been devised.
In another moment the two ha
established themselves at the end q
the back piazza. with Big bowl Q
suds and couple II cIar pipes.
The servants had been given holi
day on account Of the rcus. an
perfect silence re gned W Tia the ex
, ceplian Of the shouts raised by Toinott
aud Marie when an unusualls larg
bubble iIoated upward like gorgeou
little balloon.
Ioincite had all chjlds fancy 70
raudy colors, aud she found herse
!, watching the prismatic hues of the b
bubbles with Intense interest.
A low growl disturbed her, an
Z caused her to look around.
big cat," said Marie, cheap biz
. germ our cat A Mt she p'ilty?"
Toinctto's blood froze with terror /;
q she turned her head.
On the piazza, between the girls an
tho back door stood n royal Beng
; tiger!
Just what Tonetto would have dor
1 W u never he known. Fortunately Il
tigers action decided The matter o.
OF Mario's bubbles had iloatcd n Il
direction. It rested lightly on the i
OF his nose. and. bounding OF. ii shin
o mored with dazzling magnilicence f
n second and then collapsed.
The ger was inquest onahly astol
a Ishe,L II beat an thing that he h;
ever seen in the circus, He lock,
y puzzled for an instant and then turnC
= towards the girls with a growl.
a Hardly knowing what she was ahou
. Toiuotte mechanically blew anolh
bubble. II foated grandly out In
the open + aud in the sunlight sho!
9 with u dazzling radiance.
The tiger sat down on his hnunch
and followed the airy moth ng with ]
10 oyes.